Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Date: | Monday 15 May 2006 |
Time: | 13:50 |
Type: | Boeing 747-430 |
Operator: | Lufthansa |
Registration: | D-ABTK |
MSN: | 29871/1293 |
First flight: | 2001 |
Total airframe hrs: | 23748 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 18 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 238 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 256 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
Location: | Frankfurt International Airport (FRA) ( Germany)
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Phase: | Standing (STD) |
Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | Frankfurt International Airport (FRA/EDDF), Germany |
Destination airport: | Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL/VIDP), India |
Narrative:A Boeing 747-430 was being prepared at Frankfurt International Airport's Gate A23 for a scheduled flight, LH760, to Delhi, India. Some repairs were carried out on the hydraulics of the left hand body gear while parked at the gate. During a test sequence the nose landing gear's ground lock pin fell out. This caused the nose landing gear to retract. The nose fell onto a push-back truck.
Probable Cause:
Conclusions:
The reason for the retraction of the nose gear was a malfunction of the lever mechanism within the safety bar in conjunction with the Ground Lock Pin. This left the GLP in the inserted position in an unlocked state.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | BFU Germany |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 5 years and 6 months | Accident number: | BFU 1X002-06 | Download report: | Final report
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Classification:
Damaged on the ground
Follow-up / safety actions
BFU issued 1 Safety Recommendation
Issued: -- | To: Lufthansa Technik | 06/2006 |
Lufthansa Technik AG should in principle use Boeing equipment. In the event that own or modified work equipment is used, it must be ensured in advance that an equally high safety level is ensured. In addition, a work instruction should be drawn up to deal with the relevant work. |
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accident date:
15-05-2006type: Boeing 747-430
registration: D-ABTK
accident date:
15-05-2006type: Boeing 747-430
registration: D-ABTK
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does
not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Frankfurt International Airport to Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport as the crow flies is 6078 km (3799 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.